Fort Bragg: Man rescued from burning home

A Fort Bragg man was rescued from a burning home shortly before midnight Tuesday, the Fort Bragg Police Department reported.

According to the FBPD, the Fort Bragg Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 625 Laurel Street at 11:56 p.m. Jan. 22 and found a home "fully engulfed in flames." A Cal Fire truck had also responded and was already on-scene.

One of the owners of the home, James Johansen, was asleep in the home when the fire started and woke up during the incident. He escaped uninjured through a bedroom window with the help of neighbors and others in the area.

After putting out the fire, the FBFD determined the fire was suspicious and FBPD officers responded and began an arson investigation with the assistance of a Cal Fire investigator. Several witnesses provided photographs and video of the fire taken before the fire department arrived, which the FBPD described as "essential in these types of investigations."

The fire is still under investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact the FBPD at 961-2800. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the Crime Tip Hotline at 961-3049.